diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecore.c b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
index 34c849595..cffb6b6bb 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecore.c
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
@@ -2903,7 +2903,7 @@ int linphone_core_update_call(LinphoneCore *lc, LinphoneCall *call, const Linpho
 		err = linphone_core_start_update_call(lc, call);
 	}else{
 #ifdef VIDEO_ENABLED
-		if (call->videostream!=NULL){
+		if ((call->videostream != NULL) && (call->state == LinphoneCallStreamsRunning)) {
 			video_stream_set_sent_video_size(call->videostream,linphone_core_get_preferred_video_size(lc));
 			if (call->camera_active && call->videostream->cam!=lc->video_conf.device){
 				video_stream_change_camera(call->videostream,lc->video_conf.device);